You know we’ve reached a tipping point in craziness when a conversation like this happens on a news article about planes existing in the vedic age.
I can totally imagine this poor woman’s face right now:
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You know we’ve reached a tipping point in craziness when a conversation like this happens on a news article about planes existing in the vedic age.
I can totally imagine this poor woman’s face right now:
This is funny and sad at the same time. It is not just the religious / cultural nuts who think that these stories are true. If it was just the religious nuts, then it would be par for the course and a source of great amusement. But I have seen otherwise sane, rational, high functioning individuals believe passionately in such nonsensical claims. That is the real tragedy. Life is too short to argue with all of them or to disenchant them of their beliefs. Also, under the current regime, such people have started crawling out of the woodwork in greater numbers. Here’s a list of claims that I had to earnestly argue with my actually highly educated, highly intelligent friends about :
Puttaparthi Sai Baba predicted his own death
Thoppukarnam (or squats) for Lord Ganesha increases brain power. This belief is encouraged by this practice being marketed in the west as Super Brain Yoga.
There were planes in ancient times built by our ancestors. The interesting difference is that they were not referring to Pushpaka Vimana but to planes supposedly built during the time of the Pandyas and apparently referred to in Silappathikaram.
(Non) Basis of Astrology, Vaastu Shastra, Tantra etc etc
Vishnu’s Dasavathar is actually about evolution of life.
Ganesha’s head is an example of ancient plastic surgery
Palani’s holy water can cure all diseases
and many, many more
After a while, I become tired of responding to such mind numbing claims as I have better things to do…but they never seem to become tired of making those claims
I just console myself by reminding myself of an old joke.
An Indian archeologist and an European archeologist are digging in Europe. After they dig 5000 feet, they come across some copper wires.
The European says “See, this proves that we used wires 500 years back.”.
The Indian scoffs at this and says “This is nothing. Come to India and I’ll show you something better”
They go to India and start digging. After they dig 5000 feet, the Indian says “See, what did I tell you?”.
The European is puzzled “What? I don’t see any wires here”
The Indian nods wisely and says “This proves we used wireless 500 years back.”
The European jumps into the Bay of Bengal.
This is an old joke but very much rooted in today’s reality. In the name of recovering lost glory, these people are making India and Hinduism a laughing stock.
In reply to Satish
Lol, good one! How about 100s (or 1000s) of years into the future, we invent a technology that allows us to fly. And some joker in that age will say “Pffft. Don’t you know we had Superman as far back as the 20th century?”.
It’s like that for me.
In reply to bhagwad
Ha Ha…What you are saying is true. You reminded me…I almost forgot…I forwarded an article to my friends about Yves Rossi, a Swiss inventor who built a personal jet pack that allows a individual person to fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2sT9KoII_M
One person responded that our siddhars have already developed this technology and actually sent me the below video (in tamil) as serious evidence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unyP9IrcRfY
Not only was it surprising to me that people considered this as evidence, it was also disappointing to me that news channels thought this kind of news worth reporting.
In reply to Satish
As usual, the comments section is as depressing. If not more.